Pictures At An Exhibition . . .

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On a late October Sunday afternoon, James and I were strolling through the Belleville area of Paris, when we found this spot in a park with a surprisingly good view of nearly all the city of light, and the sky above. James took quite a few more photos from here than I did, so I will be curious to see what some of his pictures look like; as two photographers will never take quite the same photo of the same time and place. (and I thought I saw a few angels flitting about up there in the clouds)
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Shortly before we got up to that high point in Belleville Park which had such a good view overlooking Paris, we came across a bar (which unfortunately was closed, as I could have used a spot to drink) with a big mural photo across one side of its lowered security grates.

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Native Americans ? Sad to see that someone had defaced the image.

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But to the right of the shuttered up bar, there was a second part to the Bar Floreal, with a big neon sign in the window proclaiming "Bar Floreal Photographie". Now that caught my attention. Not only because I love neon signs, but what a great idea, to combine a bar with a photo gallery. Now why didn't I think of that ??? And to boot, there were some reflections visible in the window, which thus makes this perfect for James Reflection Weekend.

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Apparently the Bar Floreal also does photography exhibitions. I'm going to have to go back there at a time when they are more likely to be open, for both a drink and to take in some photography. And perhaps also to kick around with the owners of the place a little idea that has been trotting about in my cluttered mind for quite some time now.

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For a number of months now I've been thinking that it would be wonderful to be able to organize an exhibition in a Paris gallery somewhere of photos done by several bloggers who are doing simply extraordinary work. Work which merits attention. Yes, their work is visible on the internet for the whole world to see. But the internet is not the same thing as a gallery in Paris, and actual high quality framed prints of photographs are not the same thing as seeing them on a computer screen.

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I don't know if one joint exhibition, or a series of individual exhibitions would be the way to go, but I think it would be a fabulous experience for all concerned if it could be made to happen.

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There are so many excellent photography bloggers out there that I'm almost afraid to begin a list here, in case I might miss someone, but just a few of the artists in question whose work I would love to see on the walls of a Paris gallery are, in no particular order :

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- Roxana : Floating Bridge of Dreams (pure magic)

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- Clo : Photo Sans Cibles (sublimissime)

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- Loulou : Indiaphragme (incomparable photos from India)

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- Springman : Pine River Review (If you enjoy Eliot Porter, you will enjoy Springman)

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- James : Something Sighted (also of Newtown Area Photos linked above)

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- Scotty Graham : Last Flight Out Photography (unreal underwater and other...)

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- Lisa : Stickup Artist (some of the finest photos of California I've ever seen)

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- John : John's Photography (look through his archives for abandoned cars !)

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- Tom B. : Tom b. Photography (both on Tumblr, and find his previous Blogspot blog)

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- A few poems could be read also by Nevine during the exhibition opening

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- Virginia : Paris Through My Lens (her love of Paris comes shining through)

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- Priya : The Plum Tree (for her lovely charcoal drawings)(currently with an exhibition happening in Bangalore)

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- K'line : Through My Looking Glass (with her magic wand she transforms...)

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- Lynne : Décolleté Glimpses & Ragzedge Arts (for her photo montages and paintings too !)

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- Rima : The Hermitage (for her out of this world paintings and creations !)

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- Karine F. : Un Jour Une Vie (look through her older posts)

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- Karine Arnou : Peintures, Photos, et Humeurs (extraordinary watercolors and photos)

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- Jeff : Life Is Beautiful (a little quiet of late, but hopefully returning with more photos and philosophy)

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Just imagine their photos and paintings on these walls . . .

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I loved how the neon light was reflecting in the plate glass, creating a red echo.

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